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Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner announce second-term cabinet nominees, Supreme Court pick, staff changes
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner announced changes today to the tribe’s cabinet and administration staff and a nomination of a new Supreme Court justice.
“Deputy Chief Warner and I were so fortunate to work with so many great cabinet
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Investing in Indian Country is Investing in America
BY DEB HAALAND
OPINION. Before I was Secretary of the Interior, or even a member of Congress, I was an organizer. With signs made on my kitchen floor with poster board and markers, I urged our leaders to act for and invest
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Gov. Stitt sues GOP lawmakers after veto overrides
By Allison Herrera, Robby Korth, Graycen Wheeler
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s vetoes of a pair of compacts with the state’s tribal nations by Oklahoma’s legislature will not stand. Now Stitt is suing Oklahoma’s legislative leaders, saying a veto override
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Oklahoma Senate overrides GOP governor's vetoes on Native American compacts
The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate met in a special session Monday and overrode GOP Gov. Kevin Stitt’s vetoes of two bills to extend existing agreements with Native American tribes for another year.
The overrides were the latest development
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This long-running lawsuit is the latest dispute over Oklahoma tribal relations
by Molly Young
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond wants to take the lead in representing the state in a long-running tribal gaming lawsuit. But Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office says he has no plans to hand over the reins.
Chickasaw Nation, FAM awarded grant to develop education resource
The Chickasaw Nation recently was awarded a federal grant to develop an online curriculum resource for educators in collaboration with the First Americans Museum (FAM), Oklahoma City.
Through the grant, dubbed the Chickasaw Nation Online Educator Resource Planning Grant, the Chickasaw Nation will partner with FAM to develop a publicly